Synopsis

When a whip-smart, deeply imaginative teenager agrees to take a road trip with her free-spirited Latina mother, neither can imagine where it will take them. Chance encounters with a medley of characters along the way bring them closer to understanding what sets them apart—and what connects them forever. At the heart of the story is a mother-daughter relationship complicated and threatened by immigration policies. MISS YOU LIKE HELL reminds us that musicals have the power to explore the exposed territory where political becomes personal.

This never-more-timely story features a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning book writer of IN THE HEIGHTS, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and compelling, original songs by Erin McKeown that are every bit as diverse and eclectic as America. MISS YOU LIKE HELL is a new musical that exudes the joy, love and frustration of being a family in a changing country.

MISS YOU LIKE HELL School Edition has been adapted from the original Off-Broadway production. The School Edition has been carefully edited, with additional director’s notes throughout, to make the show more producible for high school groups. Song keys have been adjusted to sit more comfortably in the range of high school performers. In some cases, problematic language has been changed, while in others an alternate choice is offered at the discretion of the director.